Edward Cumming

Having completed his tenure as Music Director of the Hartford Symphony, Edward Cumming now continues as the Primrose Fuller Associate Professor of Orchestral Activities at The Hartt School.

Before coming to Hartford, Cumming was Resident Conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony, where he stepped in on short notice to conduct a program of which the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote, "some conductors could not do as well even with months to prepare."

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"Cumming conducted without a score, which gave him an unbroken visual contact withthe orchestra. This music [Dvorak's Sixth Symphony] is much more complex than its welcoming persona makes apparent. Its textures shift quickly and decisions concerning their relationships abound. Cumming made great decisions.The third movement had a frenetic ending that was given brilliant energy by Cummin. The finale worked into sustained celebration and the presto on the final pages of the sccire.' featured amazing string playing.... It was a brilliant and fiery close to a memorable evening of music. "

(Jeffrey Johnson)

REVIEW from 2014-05-10

Arizona Sun, Flagstaff

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Cumming led his forces in a performance of [Beethoven's] Ninth that will be remembered for a long time . . . in the end, it just may have been the greatest concert in the 33-year history of the Flagstaff Festival of the Arts. ---

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Valdosta Symphony Orchestra, February 2012

Hartford Courant, Hartford

"The Hartford Symphony Orchestra plays beyond the technical requirements of the music, beyond the expectations of the profession . . . and with a sense of joy.I can imagine no better monument to a conductor. --- "

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Orange County Register, Santa Ana, California

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Cumming led à la Stokowski: batonless, his hands carving and shaping the sounds freely and fluidly. He let the music speak for itself, and it did so eloquently. ---

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Tampa Tribune, Tampa

"A Florida Orchestra highlight this season was the revival of William Walton's exceptional Symphony no. 1 by resident conductor Edward Cumming, who memorized the score and crafted a strong, glowing performance. Cumming conducted without a score -- or a baton - and made clear his affinity for this music. --- "

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Knoxville MetroPulse, Knoxville

"Ebullient audiences aside, Cumming apparently earned the admiration of a group even harder to impress --- the musicians themselves. "